A signal code is the language of ships
at sea. If the cruisers of the United
States navy were to lose their power
of speaking to one another the effect
upon the navy would be disastrous.
Speech at sea between warships Is as
necessary as speech on land between
mortals. For years and years experts
'Have been at work getting up a sys
tem of ship signals by which vessels
could communicate with each other
quickly and perfectly , but up to date
no perfect system has been devised.
There Is not on the face of the earth oren
on the se. ? . a perfect system of ship sig
naling. There are In existence a great
many signals which are In constant
use , but all these have their imperfec
tions. Some are faultier than others.
The great obstacle in the way of ship
signaling is the distance. There are a
great many signals which arc good
within eyesight , but as soon as the eye
sight fails the signals become useless.
In case of a fog a great many systems aie
thrown out ; othe j become useless at
night ; other systems have to be dis-
carcd because they depend wholly up
on color and color is extremely apt to
fall when most needed. The eyes are
deceived by the rapid flashing. Flag
systems are very good , but in case of
a calm the flags hang limp and then
even the flag system is useless. This
ie , however , about the most efficacious
of all and is in general use all over
the world.
Secret Coilog.
When Capt. Sigsbee's Maine was
blown up the captain's first thought
was for his private signal cotie. This
is in the captain's cabin of every cruis
er and is kept under lock and key. This
secret signal cede is printed in a book ,
the covers of which are weighted with
lead. In an engagement at sea if the
vessel is about to be captured the cap
tain or the next officer thinks of the
signal code , gets it out and drops it
overboard. It fulls like lead to the bpt-
tom of the sea and the enemy does not
vent a signal code It may be interest
ing to give the principles completes :
1. Code ought to be comprehensive
and clear and not expensive.
2. It ought to provide for not less
than 20,000 distinct signals , and hould
besides be capable of designating not
leas than 50,000 ships with power of
extension If required.
3. It should express the nature of
the signal made by the combination of
the signs employed , and the more im
portant signals should be expressed by
the more simple combinations.
4. A signal should not consist of
morft- than four flags or symbols at one
hoist.
5. A signal should be made complete
in one hoist , in one place.
C. Signals should have the same
meaning wherever shown.
7. The signal book should be ar
ranged numerically and alphabetically.
8. The code should be so framed as
to be capable of adaptation for inter
national communication.
The International code is undeniably
good. It is used by men-of-war in com
municating with each other. It is a
good all-round system.
Our 1'rivate .Si i
Every navy has its own signals , by
which it can talk without being undeV-
stood by strangers. It was this piivate
set of signals which caused Capt. Sigs-
bee so much worriment after the Maine
wa blown up. Our own pet signal sys
tem is the wig-wag , which is the be. t
known of all sea signals. It is done
by wig-wagging a flag from right to
left , from left to right , from front to
back , and from back to front. It is
generally operated by the hand , but
when distant wig-wagging is done it is
operated by means of a very large me
chanical arm. Our navy adopts the
Meyer code of signaling. This is the
code used by private yachts and by
many people in country places who de
sire to communicate with each other
"HEAVE TO OR I FIRE , " THE INTERNATIONAL CODE THAT IS USED
BY UNCLE SAM WHEN HE WANTS TO SPEAK "FRpNCII. "
hold of It. Fortunately , Capt. Sigs-
bee found the signal code safe in the
cabin or what remained of the cabin
of the Maine. There it was , wet but
perfect. If it had been lost at sea it
v/ould have necessitated the making of
a new code for the entire United States
navy. Some years ago an internation
al signal code was adopted by which
ail vessels on the high seas could speak
to each other. This code is of such a
nature that it can be read by English.
French , German , Spanish , Italian or
Russian sailers without trouble. They
do not need to know any other lan
guage than their own in order to read
the code. This international code con
sists of eighteen flags , as follows : One
burgee , four pennants and thirteen
square flags and in addition an answer
ing pennant. The eighteen flags repre
sent the consonants of the alphabet and
l.v a combination of two , three cr four
of these fags arbitrary sins are made
which represent words and sentences of
tbc rune signification in all languages.
tettor Cod * .
Letters r.re represented by the flags
Jn ihe international code instead of
numeraJs. Letters are adopted in or
der lo make a more comprehensive
code. If numerals were used only 11-
110 distinct signals could be made with
u hoist of four flags , but with letters
78 642 distinct signals are possible with
never more than four flags for a hoist.
In deciding on this method the In
ternational beard of eznsrts laid down
1hc following principles as the basis for
the formation of an efficient code. As
only have a standIng -
the United States
to all v/ho care to in-
Ing offer open
and who do not own a telephone. At
sea in a private yacht the wig-wag i-3
used to communicate with the yacht-
houses on land , or with friends ashore ,
or even with passing vessels. It can
be done with a flag , a pocket handker
chief. an oar , a broom or any imple
ment. Here is the wig-wag code as
generally understood on the small bodies
ies of water of the United States. It is
a good thing to preserve if you own a
yacat or intend to own one :
A 22 ; B 2112 ; C 12J ; D 222 ; E
12 ; F 2221 ; G 2211 ; 11 122 : I 1 ; J
1122 ; K 2121 ; L 221 ; M 1221 ; N
11 ; O 21 ; P 1212 ; Q 1211 : R 211 ;
S 212 ; T 2 ; U 112 ; V 1222 ; W
1121 ; X 2122 ; Y 111 ; Z 2222 ; end
of word 3 ; end of sentence 33.
In adapting it to the use of the Unit
ed States navy it is slightly changed for
secret purposes. For instance. A can
be known as 1222 , and so with other
numbers. The letter which represent
them is quite arbitrary , so that the sys
tem' can easily be turned into a secret
one. This code can be used by means
of a winker light , quick flashes stand
ing for the different numbers , or it
tha blast-of-a whte-
can be adapted to -
tle. It is the simplest and most effec
tive signal code known.
Signal * .
For night use the north Atlantic
squadron uses an electric design called
the ardols. This is operated by means
of four double lanterns , one below the
other , with two incandescent lights of
fifty-six candle power each. The up
per light in each lantern is red. The
lights are connected to electric wires
with a keyboard on which is marked all
the letters of the alphabet. The slgna *
operator can make brilliant at one touch
all the colors necessary to make a de
sired letter. For instance , Y , which
in the wig-wag takes three swings of
the flag , is shown instantly in the elec
tric lights by three red lights , reading
from top to bottom. Z would be shown
by four white lights and W by red , red ,
white and red , reading from top down.
This is very quick and can be depended
upon in case of a fog or at a great dis
tance. Beyond three miles the search
light has to be used , which Is a slow ,
difficult method , but Is quite successful.
The searchlight is generally operated
by the wig-wag , as It can be easily
turned from side to side. There Is a
signal system which consists of sending
up different colored stars , red , white ,
yellow and blue , which are shot Into
the sky. These are read by a private
signal system. It is doubtful if a per
fectly satisfactory system of signals will
ever be Invented. The trouble is with
the elements. What is good in clear
weather will not work in cloudy
weather and the cloudy weather sig
nals are too slow for fair weather. The
system used in fog would not be possi
ble in clear weather , and the wig-wag
which is necessary in case of calm
would net be necessary when the
breezes blow. So , after all. the signal
system is about as complete as it will
ever be. It certainly enables Commo
dore Schley to ask Admiral Sampson
for orders and it enables Admiral
Sampson to command the New York ,
Indiana , Iowa and all other good ships
to attack the enemy at the right mo
ment.
FALSE PATRIOTISM.
She t'Vlt Much us Do Many Orhers
AYhcn Merely Looking On.
"Ma .an' I went to see the soldiers
go marching off , " said Johnnie , ac
cording to the Lawrence American. "I
tell you 'twas great fun to see 'em.
Pa asked ma how she liked it , and ma
said it made her feel real patriotic.
She said she wished she was a man
an' there wouldn't nobuddy ketch her
staying to home such a time as this ;
she said she would be off fightin' for
her country every time. Pa said she
needn't stay to home on account of
bein' a woman , 'cause she could go
as a nurse , just as lots of others were
goin * . An' ma said that wasn't wh.it
she wanted. She'd like to get right
inter the thick of the battle , where
bullets were whizzin' round an' can
nons goin' off an' soldiers falling all
round. An' pa laughed an' laughed.
He said he'd just like to see ma in a
place like that. An' he said out in
ihe corner of the back room where his
empty gun was standin' the dust was
three inches thick , 'cause mji was.SJQ
'fraid o' that gun she didn't dare to git
near enuf to it to sweep the floor up.
An' pa said ma v/ould average seven
teen fits a minute if she got in sight
of a real battle , to say nothln' of what
v/ould happen if she was right in it.
And then pa laughed an' laughed , an'
ma was mad , an * said there was times
when pa acted like a regular Idiot.
Beat tJio Drum at ' 95.
Point Pleasant , W. Va. , special : Uncle
Jack Greer , who has lived through four
wars , viz. , the war of 1S12 , the Mexican
war , the war of the rebellion and the
Spanish-American war , was one of the
central figures in the Dewey day parade.
He is 95 years old , and played a drum
in one of the bands of the procession.
Ilorrlblo Thoughts.
Maid Mem , the baby has gone off
and nobody has seen him for an hour ,
and , mem , he left the gate wide open
after him. Mistress Gracious ! Lefc
the gate open ? Then Fide has prob
ably run away , and just as like as not
I shall never see the dear thing again.
Lilerary Opening.
After the war is over De Lome , Polo
and Carrar.za can make money by is
suing , a book entitled : "The Diplo
matic Letter-Writer Every One His
Own Undoing , " by those who know.
Philadelphia Press.
DEVIOUS DEFINITIONS.
Hack-writer A sort of literary huck
ster.
Forgcttery Better than memory at
times.
Kiss A wireless telegraph message
to the heart.
Chatterbox The one occupied by a
theater party.
Kaleidoscope Another name for a
woman's mind.
Agreeable A person who always
agrees with you.
Hog An animal that gets right down
to the root of things.
Blunders In others synonymous
with our own mistakes.
Success The one road on the map
that leads to popularity.
Divorce The only difference between
matrimony and alimony.
Debt A trap that man baits , sets and
then deliberately walks into.
Quinine A bitter enemy of the ague j
and one that's hard to shake. j
Usurer The only man who takes too
much Interest in his business.
Dentist A man who looks down la
the mouth when he has work. ;
Chivalry That good old age wh n |
people actually married for love. ]
Argument Something that It takes a '
lot of to get lies well established. i
Classical The kind of music one is
supposed to like becauao it cornea high.
Society A Punch and Judy shov. in
which the figures are dollars instead of
sense. R t |
Advice Something that people relish
only when it confirms their own opin
ions. Chicago News.
The total number of United "States
vessels encircling Cuba Is seventy-
seven.
FIGHT UNDER WATER.
VISIONARY SCHEMES FOR THE
OCEAN'S BOTTOM.
o Scnpo H-xttIc ! ils Cleaning the
HulU of tlio Nat at FlRhljTH U Tliclr
Valuable unel 2 erpni ary Work ow-
The Dlvln"
From the Washington Post : If Paul
Jones in ghostly gtute wandem around
the v..iraiip3 ! of cur new navy he must
see many surpiising a Teas. ries to she
fighting forces aa organized In his day.
One noiel and useful ad > Htloa to the
crew of a warship of the present t'.me
is the submarine diver. The impor
tance of tills individual to the welfare
of a warship has been amply shown
( luring the recent operations against
the Spanish fleets. Speed has heen Hit
most important point in the maneuver
ing during the opening events of the
war , and this has rendered it neces
sary for our ships to be in the best
possible trim for fast work. As , ow
ing to the lack of foresight on the part
of those responsible , we are not pro
vided with the necessary dry docks to
enable us to clean the foul bottoms of
our vessels when they come off a long
voyage , it has been necessary to send
divers down to do the work as betit
they could.
It has not been done well , but it has
been the best kind of substitute that
could be found for the proper article.
When a ship goes into dry dock , and is
scraped clear of the barnacles and sou-
weed and rank growth that accumulat
ed there during a sea voyage , and is
then treated to a new coat of paint ,
she emerges from the dry dock as clean
and fit as v/jjcn she made her maiden
voyage. The submarine divers are able
only to scrape away the barnacles and
seaweed , and even then they are so
handicapped by the heaviness and un
handiness of their dre s that it is im
possible to do the work in any but r
clumsy and incomplete way.
But good work or bad , the diver has
become a necessary part of the ship's
crew. Many warships carry one or
more trained divers , and to attain to
the rating of diver requires special
Qualifications. Before being sent for
training the man applying has to un
dergo an extremely rigorous medical
examination. The diving apparatus in
use in our navy is a costly affair. The
method of its working is simple.
He is not a prepossessing sight , this
monster with the huge head-dress and
ihj glaring eyes , but his usefulness to
the navy is immeasurable. He was
wanted in a hurry , and unfortunately
. . , . .
i * „ „ }
on jiand en the llaine went
I iiu\vu into the mud of Havana harbor.
I lie will be wanted in coming engage
ments to patch holes in the sides of
war craft , if these wounds mercifully
fall short of being mortl ; he will as
sist In wrecking operations when it Is
found necessary to go fl&hing for the
valuable poriion of a Spanish fleet's
equipment after we have treated it as
Dewcy treated the enemy's fleet at Ma
nila ; he will be ready to help a United
j States vessel out of a score of unfore
seen troubles that may arise when the
modern warship gets down to fighting
that is not all one-sided.
Theoretically , the submarine diver
is a formidable aid in operations
against the enemy. Whether or not he
will be ? o in practice remains to be
| seen. The theorists asert that the div-
| cr can ! : e sent under water on dark
nighls to grope his way into the mined
entrances to harbors and cut the wires
connecting the explosives with the
shore : or they say he can attach mines
to the keels of anchored war craft and
explode the mines when he reaches a
safe distance : cr he can saw the cables
of anchored vessels and put their crews
to great inconvenience , if not in a po
sition of positive danger.
There is scarcely any limit to the
theorists' suggestions for using the sub
marine diver as a means of offense in
naval campaigns , but most of the plans
are visionary , and it is probable that
the most practical use to which the
diver can be put is to clean and repair
the ships of his own nation when it is
necessary that the cleaning and re
pairing be done extraneously and fa
cilities are not at hand to dry dock the
vessel.
The limitations of the diving appar-
nhis forbid any very dangerous of-
f-ncfvp work be'ng done by the man
who ( jcsc'Miris in it. He cannot wander
Ice 'ar from his base of operations on
ao'\TTif cf his dependence on the air
supply , and the l-oat from which he is
lowered rould not approach very near
to a vessel or harbor in these days of
searchlights without being discovered.
It is posible , however , that daring souls
will try the experiment before the pres
ent war is over , and naval experts may
have to find some way to guard against
a new enemy of the invisible variety
the submarine diver on blowing up
purposes bent.
Towlnjj a Wlinle.
Among the bills paid out by the Bel
fast ( Me. ) city government one reads :
"Towing a whale , S5. " This refers to
the dead whale that has been floating
from shore to shore about Belfast bay.
Finally the authorities hired a man and
his steam launch to tow the whale out
to sea.
Remarkable I'ntrlotliin ,
There was a remarkable instance of
patriotic action in City Hall park yes
terday afternoon. The tramps who fre
quent the park held a meeting and
unanimously resolved that while the
war continued they would use no
cnstlle soap. New York Tribune.
Don't Knorr.
"Dearest , will you marry me , and
-vcr be niy loving little wife ? " "I'll
' % e you wife. Ferdinand , but the rest
-f the question you had better ask of a
fortune-teller. "
INDIAN WOMEN AS NURSES.
Tliejr Have Not Only Skill and firi co but
Gr' t Physical Knduruncc.
"I never feel the least bit uneasy
when I leave my case in the hands of
one of these Indian women , " was the
tribute just paid by a leading physician
of Philadelphia to the young Indian
women who have entered the field ol
trained nursing , says the New York
Tribune. While the public , as a gen
eral rule , would hardly stop to consider
that the profession of trained nursing
requiring all the delicate attributes of
womanhood , would be adapted to the
daughters of wild and savage ancestry ,
the fact remains that Onclda , Ottawa ,
Wyandotte , and even Sioux girls , edu
cated and trained , are showing most
remarkable aptitude for the profession.
Capt. H. R. Pratt , the superintendent
of the Indian industrial school at Car
lisle , Pa. , dcclarts , indeed , that the
time is not far distant when Indian
girla will be regarded by the medical
profession at large as the moat suc
cessful trained nurses in the country.
Their first introduction into the hos
pital training schools , after they had
passed through a careful course of in
struction at Carlisle , is due to the ef
forts of Capt. Pratt , who believes the
Indians have a future , and Is firmly
of the opinion that as a class they are
quite capable of entering the occupa
tions of the white man or woman ; that
their dwellings should no longer be in
the woods or on the prairie exclusively ,
but also in the hives of industry cf the
whites , the cities , the offices , the mills ,
the hospitals , and on the farms. All
the training at the Carlisle school Is
carried on with such an ultimate ob
ject in view and with great success.
The first instruction which the Indian
girls who have been graduated aa
trained nurses received in their profes
sion was in the Indian school hos
pital , where during this preliminary
training , they showed such marked
ability that they were sent to complete
their training in the hospitals of Phila
delphia. At present Miss Nancy Sene
ca , a young full-blooded Indian maldsn ,
is studying at the Medlco-Chirugical
hospital In that city. Miss Kate Grind-
rod , a full-blooded Wyandotte Indian ,
who was educated at Carlisle , is one ol
the most successful professional nurses.
During the edideinic at Carlisle in 1890
and 1S01 she volunteered her services
as a nurse , and succeeded so well that ,
acting upon the advice of physlciansshe
entered the Woman's hospital at Phila
delphia. Her services ara eagerly
sought by many cf the leading families
of that city. ln ju.ing ! : . ! is'i Nancy
Seneca , vho .vill soon complete her
course , eight Indian girls , who t'rst
gradi'Ptert at Carlisle school , have dur
ing the ! r t ic * * years become trained
nurses ami are "ho .7 piobablv e ip joyed
in independent practice. The first In
dian wcir.an in the world to complete
a ccurs ° in U r iiv.rS wjy ? iv .7
Nancy Cornelius , au Oueida. hue . .r-
rived at the Carlisle school from the
reservation in 1895 , and entered the
second grade. Being of a delicate" con
stitution she was obliged to pass much
of her time in the school hospital for
treatment , and , desiring some occupa
tion , she soon became a competent as
sistant to the nurse in charge. In Oc
tober , 1888 , Miss Cornelius left Carlisle
and went to the training school for
nurses at Hartford , Conn. , where she
graduated two years later. Since then
she has lived in Hartford. Comment
ing on Indian women as trained nurses
a physician who had had much expe
rience with them in his practice said :
"Indian girls seem to possess every
requisite to male an ideal trained
nurse. They are remarkably intelli
gent , and have nerve and great cour
age : they never become flurried or ex
cited , but ke u the r heads perfectly
at the most trying and critical mo
ments. They also , as a rule , possess
considerable physical strength and
great endurance ; withal they are kind
and retentive , following out the doc'
tor's directions to the letter. "
Young America n AVer.
An essay on ths present war between
tlve United States and Spain , written by
Paul Harper , the 6-year-old son of Wil
liam Hudson Harper of Evanston , 111. ,
and printed in the Index , Is as follows :
This war is prty sirius. and this is why
it is. beekas at first you no the Spanish
Minister swor at Muklnerly and did
not apolugis fo- such a long time. And
the next sirius thing ws the Msen. and
I should lika to of seen that grate ek-
splotion. And then the Starvelng Cyo-
bens are prty sirius to. And now wo
have beegun the war and many brave
comrades will dide for ther country.
Prhaus ther will not b > e a man in the
town , and meay a mnther will mourn
for her husbands. Ded lay they on the
batlfld , and ther stand ther muthers
weeping for ther huznans. They take
the wamled to the hospltl and the ded
to the gra\e.i. And meny Spanish ships
will singk. and feev American ships
will singk. and wo s-hall fire tha Span-
yrds on laud ar.d sea. And or.r flag
waves over the Fii-iaens : ileus this day
and are army. " Th - Ja t page of th °
manuscript was embellished with
drawings of one battleship with the
slats and stripes fiying from its mast
head. Another man-of-war is shown
just coming into sight.
A lclres ! nr Members IIouso Common * .
Members are not allowed to refer to
each other by name in debate. The
anly member who is properly addressed
by .name is the thairmsn who preside
over the deliberations of the house in
committee. On a. member rising to
speak in committee he begins with "Mr.
Lcwther" and not with "Mr. Chair
man , " as at public meetings. Nias
Lccnth Century.
Highest Trees In the World.
The gum trees of Victoria are tu , .
.allest trees in the world. They averi i
ige 300 fest high.
AN AMATEUR PIRATE.
JIaJor Stedo Bonnet Turned from FarmIng -
Ing to Froeboottnjr.
In the St. Nicholas Mr. Frank R.
Stockton continues hi3 sketches of
"The Buccaneers of our Coast. " with
an account of "Blackboard" and Stedo
Bonnet , two famous pirates. Concern
ing the latter Mr. Stockton says : Early
in the eighteenth century there liveJ
in Bridgetown , in the island of Barba
dos , a very pleasant , middle aged gen
tleman named Major Stede Bonnet. Ha
was a man in comfortabe c'rcum-
stanccs , and had been an officer in tha
British army. He had retired from
military service , and had bought an
estate at Bridgetown , where he lived
In comfort and wag respected by his
neighbors. But for some reason or
other this quiet and reputable gentle
man got it Into his head that he should
like to bo a pirate. But besides the
general reasons why Major Bonnet
should not become a pirate , and whlcli
applied to all men as well as to him
self , there was a special reason agai"31
his adoption of the profession of a eoa-
land-
robber he was an out-and-out
man and knew nothing whatever of
nautical affairs. Ho was fond cf his
tory and well read in the literature of
the day. He was accustomed to the
habits of good society and knew a.
good deal about farming and hoisei
and cows and poultry. But notwith
standing his absolute unfitness for
such a life. Major Bonnet was deter
mined to become n pirate , and he ba-
came one. He had money to buy a
ship and to fit her out and man her.
and this ho quietly did at Bridgetown ,
nobody supposing that he was goinsj
to do anything more than start ofT on
some commercial cruise. Whsn every
thing was ready his vessel slipped out
of the harbor oae nJght , and after h.3
was sailing upon the rolling ssa ho
stood upon the quarter deck and pro
claimed himself a pirate. He ran up
the black flag , girded on a great cut
lass , and folding his arms he ordered
his mate to steer the vessel io the
coast of Virginia. Bonnet's men were
practiced seamen , and so when thla
"green hand" came into the waters o *
Virginia he actually took two or three-
vessels and robbed them of their car
goes , burning the ships and sending
the crews ashore. This had grown to
be a common custom among the pir
ates , who though cruel and hard
hearted , had not the inducements of
the old buccanccs to torture and mur
der the crews of th vessels which they
captured. It was caMed "marooning"
and V.MS somewhat less heartless thai
the old methods. Ag Bonnet wiahntl
to adopt the custcirs cf the society hi
which he placed himself , when he
found himself too far from land to put
the captured crew on shore he did not
hesitate to make them walk the p'.ank.
a favorite devL ; cf pirates whenever
they b.'J no convenient way of di pos-
iug of their prisoners. In one branch
of his new profession Bonn ° t rapidly
*
advanced. He soon became a greedy
robber and a cruel conqueror. He cap
tured merchant vcsssto all along tha
coast as far north as New Engl-ind.
CARE OF SILVER.
It Should Never lie to Cot
KeaUy Dirty.
One of the many things that are im
possible for the untrained mind to
grasp seems to be the fuct that ir an
article is never allowed to bGconie dirty
It will never seed cleaning. In all
branches of housework this rule hold *
good , especially in tha case cf silver ,
says Harper's Bazar. The average
maid finds it necessary to devote a
large part of one day out of every
seven to scrubbing and cleaning forks ,
knives and spoons that should never
have been allov/ed to become dirty
enough to demand such exertion. When
these articles are once clean they
should te kept in that condition. If.
after using , each pitce of silver Id
washed in very hot water and wiped
immediately dry on an Immaculate-
towel it will ictaln its luster for days
and weeks. If by any chance a spot
of tarnish appears It can be readily
banished by a brisk rubbing with a
piece ofhamola skin.
Extru silver that is not neede.1 for
every-day use will keep cleau for
months lying untouched in a tightly
closed chest or trunk If the mistreaa
of the house will herslf take the pre
caution to see that It Is put away clean.
Bach article must b3 thoroughly \vah-
cd and rubbed to a fine polish and
wrapped by iiself In tissue japer.
Then when the arrival of guests calls
the silverware into demand it will ne2 < l
no hurried polishing to make it rre-
r ° ntable.
If vou can't be a sun .don't be
cloud.
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Said & jolly man of 40 , of almost aldermanic -
manic rotundity , "since takia : ; Hood's
Sarsaparilla. " What ho meant wa3 that
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pletely cured ell distress and disagreeable *
dyspeptic symptoms that he lived , ate
and slept In comfort. You may be put into
this delightful condition if yoi will tata
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